All applicants for initial appointment to an employment position with the City, shall be residents of the City of Millville and must maintain continuous residency within the City of Millville from the announced closing date of the Department of Personnel examination up to and including the date of appointment. It is the responsibility of each employee and officer to maintain a current record of address with both his/her respective department and the Personnel Officer's office. Falsification of records may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
The City shall first appoint all those qualified applicants in Class A and then those in each succeeding class, in the order above listed, and shall appoint a person in any such class only to a vacancy or vacancies remaining after all qualified applicants in the preceding class have been appointed or have declined an offer of appointment.
The City reserves the right to hire or appoint without reference to the residency requirement any officer or employee with special talents or skills necessary for the operation of government.